skirting
noun
[ ˈskəːtɪŋ ]
• a wooden board running along the base of an interior wall.
• "the point where the skirting and the stairs meet"
skirt
verb
• go round or past the edge of.
• "he did not go through the city but skirted it"
• attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with.
• "they are both skirting the issue"
Similar:
avoid,
evade,
steer clear of,
sidestep,
dodge,
circumvent,
bypass,
pass over,
fight shy of,
ignore,
overlook,
gloss over,
fail to mention,
duck,
duck-shove,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th century.
